An Se-young reaches Denmark Open final, eyes ninth title of season
Reigning world badminton champion An Se-young has advanced to the final of the Denmark Open, moving one win away from her ninth title of the season. An defeated Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 2-0 (21-16, 21-8) in the women's singles semifinals of the Denmark Open, a Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 event, on Saturday (local time). She will face Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the final…
An Se-young, the reigning world badminton champion, has advanced to the final of the Denmark Open, putting her one victory away from her ninth title of the season. She defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 2-0 in the women's singles semifinals, moving on to face Akane Yamaguchi in the final at 7:50 p.m. Sunday. An has a strong head-to-head record against Yamaguchi, winning their last nine matches, including a 2-0 victory at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
With this semifinal win, An's season record stands at 60 wins and 1 loss, giving her a 98.4 percent winning percentage. If she wins the Denmark Open title, it will mark her ninth title of the 2026 season. Meanwhile, the world No. 1 men's doubles pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho were eliminated in the semifinals by Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik.
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